Peroral susceptibility of Aedes albifasciatus and Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Argentina to western equine encephalitis virus Suscetibilidade por via oral dos mosquitos Aedes albifasciatus e do complexo Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) da Argentina ao virus da encefalite eqüina tipo oeste

• Main Authors: Gabriela Aviles (Author), Marta S. Sabattini (Author), Carl J. Mitchell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1990-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The transmission cycle of western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus in South America is unknown. A WEE virus strain was isolated from Aedes albifasciatus in Argentina during the WEE epizootic of 1982-83. Also, Culex pipiens from Argentina was reported to be able to transmit WEE virus experimentally, b...